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Crispin And The Cross Of Lead Research Paper

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What would you do if your Lord commanded you to kill an innocent child? In the book, Crispin and the Cross of Lead, John Aycliffe faces this very dilemma when Lord Furival orders him to kill Crispin. While everyone agrees that John Aycliffe did attempt to murder Crispin, some believe that it was immoral for him to obey his lord’s command. John Aycliffe should have tried to kill Crispin for three reasons. First, to exhibit power. Second, because Lord Furnival, who was in authority over Aycliffe, ordered the steward to. Third, because Crispin would have ruled poorly. The first reason why John Aycliffe should have tried to kill Crispin is because he exhibited power. Ambitiously, if he had successfully completed his mission, the steward would …show more content…

If he had disobeyed, the steward would have lost his life. Murder was common enough in the Middle Ages, so Aycliffe would not have been stigmatized. Finally, he was given approval by an authority, so it MUST be okay, right? The third reason why John Aycliffe should have tried to kill Crispin is because Crispin would have led poorly. The boy was not taught in the discipline of leadership. The serf was never in a position of authority. The heir was ignorant of the intricacies of being a lord. The man was learned in the ways of politics, while the boy was uneducated. Some would argue that John Aycliffe should not have tried to kill Crispin because murder is evil, and is outlawed by the Ten Commandments. However, this is not persuasive because it was either Crispin’s life or John Aycliffe’s. Why condemn a man for simply prioritizing his own life? Lord Furnival had John Aycliffe trapped in a corner like a cat corners a mouse. Another reason that may be used to persecute Aycliffe is that because Crispin had nothing, it was immoral of John Aycliffe to take his life. This is inadequate because Crispin probably would have died anyway, and a quick death is better than a slow one due to starvation, infection, and/or

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